The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-13
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Halo, Haselrg, old fellows how CANT
you to be In townfn lf N
"Why, Llscarrol, Is that you ~ Z
The two young men shook hands vigor
ously. 4. a ri f'3
(which way arc you going2 70 the
club2 That's right, 90 am I, come alopg;'
and the unconscious rivals walked elowly
side by side down Pail Mall. HaselrlQ
told Of his accession OF fortune; then
added with conscious laugh: a5.g I.
| Fact Ia, I'm tired OF single blessedness
change" - ~ r
Congratulate you most heartily, my
dear fellow" Lord Lscarrol's own hap.
piness made him very sympathetic. "Do
know the lady ~
II dare gay you do, she goes out a lot,
and though her people are not exactly oil
ono could wish, Dora herself Is darling ~
"0h, called Dora, 10 she?" quoth his
friend, amused at the coincidence. "Pretty
name. Dora. My i,vorite, l think. Have
you known her long or Is 1t a recent al.
iair2n ID -, - ~
~ have known her two or three years,
but money stood In the way at tho time,
30 l went to India to wait for better
days." ("Knew there was woman
at tho bottom Of that 1uddsn rush TO the
shiny" mentally circulated his lordship).
"But when my uncls left me Cleyeleigh I
came back sharp. Her people don't know
yet, for her father wants her to marry a
man called Lorimsr."
Called whatW exclaimed Lord Liscar-
rol. 5t5E5s. ~. 800 IS
"Lorjmer Do you know bim?"
"Know him?" echoed the other. ITO
be sure l do; a west countryman."
"Yea, that's the fellow. An awful cub,
l believe; but lots Of money and no end
Of q place in the west; 80 old Carmich.
ael-" AZ s5t'5 4 'a.7s.T
"Here, l say, hold on bit. I'm getting
mixed. What's the young lady's name
Surely not Dora Carmichael ?"
10 be sure 1t Isl Do you know her
them" -
~ should think 80. But look here, are
you sure there's no mistske2'' - IN
II cay, Lacarrol, it'a rather early in the
day to BE- like this" remarked Hasslrig,
astonished at his companions excite.
ment. Hang 1t, man, jokes Joke, but
to DO like this at this time OF day is
rather" 5As
mo, Haaslrlg. What do you mean
about Miss Carmichael 2"
"Why, she's the girl Pm engaged to, to
be cure. See, here's her likeness" and 80
saying he rapidly unfastened a locket from
his watch and held 1t out open, to his
companion.
There wa1 no mistake; it decidedly was
Dora Carmichael's likeness. By this time,
luckily for both, they had reached their
club, and they turned into the waiting
room, which at that time OF day was
vacant. 4 a.
"Yea, 1t Is Dora, certainly" said Lord
Liscarrol. alowly. "Confound her." 81
Lord Liscarroi!" .q.ii.5 -
"Oh, don't go into heroics, man. Look
here and in moment he produced
daintily embroidered lettsr.case from
his breast.pocket, and, taking ont pho.
tograph and seye.al letters, flung them
down before the sstonished soldier,
"Look at that Read these -
Haselrig picked them up gipgerly. One
look Was enough. The photograph be
knew only too we'll he had the duplicFe
OF 1t, and II the letters at this moment
lying on his breast were not exactly and
literally the same, the signature, IYour
own loving Dora" Was identical in both.
But what does it mesn?" he asked
atupefad. 25f
"dean?" laughed Liscarrol, bitterly;
'lies, to be sure L How long have you
been engaged, Haaelrig
"Since before went to India"
Sand ! eince Easter;" and the two men
stood looking blankly 1t esch other.
That afternoon, having received the
message Lord Liscsrrol left with the but
Ter, Miss Carmichael waited impatiently
for the young man. About o'clock 8
small parcel, brought by messenger boy,
was given to her. and on opening it there
dropped out locket, two packets OF letters
md several photographs, together with
slip OF paper, on which was written:
Returned with thanfB-Liacarrol, Her
bart Easelr g. g5l5
There is no mistaking the signatures.
She had stormy eccne with Lorimer,
who bud entirely refusad 10 take his congo
quietly, and bad forced her to listen to
some uncommon plsin speaking before
leaving, and shs was thoroughly tired out.
When her maid, hearing q heavy fall,
rushed into her room, she found her mis-.
trees on the floor inRensible Luckily for
Miss Carmichael, it was sufficiently near
the end OF the ssaeon TO make her sudden
departure from town less of 8 nine days
wonder than might otherwise have been
the case. \ 81 s. ~
Long before shc resumed her place in
London society, Captain HBselrig bad re-
turned to India and Lord Liecar1o! had
found q wife both richer and prsttier than
Dora Carmichael. IA y Is; I 4